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Arkoi: A Tiny Gem in the Aegean Sea

If what you want on your summer vacation is nightlife, hotels, cars, bars, motorbikes and sun loungers, Arkoi is not the place for you. The tiny Greek island which is part of the Dodecanese archipelago offers the exact opposite to...

Europe's Smallest School, on Greek Island of Arkioi, Honored in International Video Competition

Located on the remote island of Arkioi in the Dodecanese archipelago, Europe's smallest school -- which has only one student -- was honored for its video submission in an international competition. The competition, titled "The Water We Want!" was hosted...

Barrage of Turkish F-16 Overflights Recorded in Eastern Aegean

The Hellenic (Greek) National Defense General Staff, or GEETHA, announced on Friday afternoon that a series of overflights conducted by Turkish F-16 fighter jets above Greek islands were recorded on Friday. More specifically, in a total period of just twenty-one minutes,...

Greek Airspace Violations by Turkish Jets Escalate

In a major escalation of provocations, Turkish jets violated Greek national airspace a total of 99 separate times on Tuesday, according to the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA). Forty-six of those violations were conducted by fighter jets and the...

Meet The Teacher on One of Greece's Smallest Islands

Maria Faedra Tsialera is the only teacher who lives on the small island of Arkoi in Greece's Dodecanese. She keeps the primary school of the island open for the one and only student who lives there permanently. Tsialera was born...

Turkey Disputes Sovereignty of 152 Greek Islets

Ankara has issued a list of 152 Greek islets, disputing their sovereignty and the international treaties that have established the status quo in the Aegean. The list is called EGAYDAAK, the acronym for "Egemenligi Anlasmalarla Yunanistan'a Devredilmemis Ada Adacıkve Kayaliklar",...

The Smallest School in the EU Is in Greece With Only One Student

The smallest school in the European Union is in Arkoi -- a small island in the Dodecanese in Greece -- and has only one student. Arkoi has a surface of only 6.7 square kilometers, It is located east of Patmos....

Euroleague Playoffs: Panathinaikos Gets His first Win over CSKA

Panathinaikos played with the fire in the last seconds of the match but was able to hold the +1 margin and pick up its first victory of the series at the OAKA Sports Center in Athens against CSKA for the Euroleague...

Euroleague Playoffs: Second Straight Loss for Panathinaikos

CSKA of Moscow crashed Panathinaikos for a second time in three days, this time with a 100-80 score, to lead the series 2-0 in the Euroleague playoffs (Final 8). Even though both teams carry a heavy history (they combine 12 Euroleague titles) CSKA is a...

Turkish Defense Minister Rejects Greek Claim on 16 Aegean Islands

Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz rejected Greece’s territorial claim on 16 islands located in the Aegean Sea. He even called them "archipelago of Turkish islands," fuelling the ongoing Aegean dispute. “Greece only the current but temporary rule over EGAYDAAK and its...